Mayo name side for Monaghan charity game

Kevin McStay has named the Mayo starting 15 who will play Monaghan’s intercounty team for this year’s charity match in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.

All proceeds from the game will go towards the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Cian McHale (Moy Davitts) and Ewan Duffy (Ballinrobe) are both set for their Mayo senior debuts.

The game, the first at MacHale Park under the new rules, will throw-in Saturday at 6.30pm and will be broadcast live on Mayo GAA TV. Breaffy’s Matthew Ruane will captain the team on the day. 

Mayo: Colm Reape (Knockmore); Enda Hession (Garrymore), Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels), Sean Morahan (Castlebar Mitchels); Fenton Kelly (Davitts), David McBrien (Ballaghaderreen), Eoghan McLaughlin (Westport); Matthew Ruane (Breaffy), Dylan Thornton (Ballina Stephenites); Conal Dawson (Westport), Fergal Boland (Aghamore), Davitt Neary (Breaffy); Cian McHale (Moy Davitts), Ewan Duffy (Ballinrobe), Ryan O’Donoghue (Beal an Mhuirthead).

Subs: John Vahey (Breaffy), Sam Callinan (Ballina Stephenites), Rory Brickenden (Westport), Eoin O’Donoghue (Beal an Mhuirthead), Evan Ivers (Beal an Mhuirthead), Stephen Coen (Hollymount Carramore), Jack Melvin (Davitts), Conor Reid (Moy Davitts), Frank Irwin (Ballina Stephenites), Finbar McLaughlin (Westport), Tom O’Flaherty (Aghamore), Diarmuid Duffy (Ballinrobe), Kevin Quinn (Ballinrobe), Dylan Prendergast (Louisburgh), Paul Towey (Charlestown Sarsfields), Adrian Phillips (GK, Ballyhaunis), Shairoze Akram (Ballaghaderreen).